绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 混纺 混紡 hùn fǎng mixed fabric / blended fabric 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 梅萨林 梅薩林 méi sà lín muslin or mousseline silk fabric 丝绸织物 絲綢織物 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric 丝织物 絲織物 sī zhī wù woven silk fabric 绵绸 綿綢 mián chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 绦带 絛帶 tāo dài silk ribbon / silk braid 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu light silk / silk chiffon 𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 印花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric syn 织物 織物 zhī wù fabric / textile 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 上色 shàng shǎi to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc) syn 重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty 莱卡 萊卡 lái kǎ Leica camera / Lycra (fiber or fabric) 肌体 肌體 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) syn 胶布 膠布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric syn 罗纹 羅紋 luó wén rib (in fabric) / ribbed pattern syn 嚓嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 柔软剂 柔軟劑 róu ruǎn jì fabric softener 呢 ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 编织品 編織品 biān zhī pǐn woven fabric 呢子 ní zi dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 帘布 簾布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires 缝针 縫針 féng zhēn to stitch fabric / (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 毡子 氈子 zhān zi felt (fabric) 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu xùn jì fabric softener 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu shùn jì fabric softener 嚓 cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires syn 哧 chī (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc syn 绤 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 暗花儿 暗花兒 àn huā r veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric 洴 píng wash / bleach (fabric) 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 凡尔丁 凡爾丁 fán ěr dīng valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword) 制服呢 zhì fú ní (textiles) uniform coating / durable, warm fabric used for uniforms 格子呢 gé zi ní checked woolen fabric / plaid 篷盖布 篷蓋佈 péng gài bù tarpaulin fabric 经丝彩色显花 經絲彩色顯花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade / woven fabric with single woof but colored warp 经锦 經錦 jīng jǐn warp brocade / woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp 紧密织物 緊密織物 jǐn mì zhī wù closely woven fabric 纬锦 緯錦 wěi jǐn woof brocade / woven fabric with many-colored woof 花结 花結 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric 软呢 軟呢 ruǎn ní soft, pliable wool fabric 社会结构 社會結構 shè huì jié gòu social fabric 綷縩 cuì cài (onom.) sound of friction of fabric 竹布 zhú bù light cotton fabric 透明硬纱 透明硬紗 tòu míng yìng shā organza (fabric) 柔软精 柔軟精 róu ruǎn jīng fabric softener (Tw) 毪 mú a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 毪子 mú zi a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 网布 網布 wǎng bù (textiles) mesh fabric 马扎 馬紮 mǎ zhá campstool / folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on) 氆氇 氆氌 pǔ lu woolen fabric made in Tibet 起球 qǐ qiú (of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) syn 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk syn 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 生丝 生絲 shēng sī raw silk syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 缂丝 緙絲 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 币 幣 bì money / coins / currency / silk syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 